# Accident 19740317004489A: Cessna 172I, Gunnison, MS, March 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1974
- Place: Gunnison, MS
- Airport: Gunnison Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 33.9431° N, 90.9466° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gunnison, MS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9431&lon=-90.9466&mi=10
- Aircraft: N35469, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N35469) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172I (registry code 2072426, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172i) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172I
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,940 total, 20 in this make and model, 19 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA74DKQ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKQ15) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740317004489A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

LOST ATMTD BACKTRACK TO LOCATE ARPT OR LANDMARK.DID NOT KEEP TRACK OF FLT TIME.FLT CLOCK HRS 3.9.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MIA74DKQ15](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74DKQ15), Mar 17, 1974: Cessna 172 (N35469), Gunnison, MS, substantial damage

## Other reports on N35469 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19851103055699A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19851103055699A), Nov 3, 1985: Cessna 172I (N35469), Millington, TN, Substantial damage. Engine quit after liftoff. Landed in pasture. Mag switch wires disconnected from terminal, ground wire unconnected.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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